Tracing brain chemistry across humanity's family tree
The evolutionary success of our species may have hinged on minute changes to our brain biochemistry after we diverged from the lineage leading to Neanderthals and Denisovans about half a million years ago.
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-....brain-chemistry-huma
New tarantula species so feisty that males may have evolved record-long genitalia to survive mating
Four new species of tarantulas have been discovered in the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. But these aren't just any tarantulas.
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-....tarantula-species-fe